Project Engineer (Electrical) in Newtownabbey

Client designs and delivers innovative electrical safety and monitoring solutions across healthcare, industrial, and infrastructure environments.

Electrical bias Engineer who can manage projects and be willing to travel throughout Ireland. Great flexibility and you will not be micro-managed. Monday probably visit the office in Lisburn. Other 2 or 3 days you can work from home or go into the office if you prefer. However, you will need to be willing to visit customer sites through Ireland and stay over. By managing your projects you will have full visibility for your travel and will arrange this yourself. Ultimately it is a Project role and not really servicing or fixing but rather coordinating projects.

Role Purpose

The Project Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects across UK/Ireland portfolio, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Majority of projects in ROI. Working closely with customers, technical teams, and internal stakeholders, the role ensures projects are well organised, resources are aligned, and delivery runs smoothly from initial planning through to completion and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multiple projects, ensuring they meet agreed timelines, scope, and budget.
• Plan and prioritise workload to coordinate project activity effectively.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure alignment of installation, commissioning, and delivery activities.
• Work with technical teams to ensure all documentation, drawings, and information are prepared and delivered as required.
• Act as the main point of contact for project stakeholders, managing communication and expectations.
• Respond to project and technical queries, coordinating input from relevant teams where required.
• Support budgeting and financial tracking of projects, ensuring visibility of costs and performance.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Attend site and project meetings, representing the company professionally at all stages of delivery.
• Ensure all project documentation, including RAMS, is produced, maintained, and issued accurately.
• Maintain accurate project data and reporting within CRM systems.
• Support collaboration across Engineering, Service, Sales, and Supply Chain teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project processes, standards, and ways of working.
• Prepare project handover documentation and support post-project reviews and lessons learned.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Electrical qualification or significant work experience within the electrical industry.
• Experience managing or coordinating projects within a technical, engineering, or healthcare environment.
• Capability to create and read technical drawings.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and CRM systems.

Desirable

• Project management qualification.
• Experience working with technical or engineering teams.
• Understanding of healthcare or construction/project environments.
• Experience of Salesforce or similar CRM systems.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary: Up to £50,000 / expensed hybrid car and new car next year.
• Bonus: Eligible to participate in the annual company bonus scheme with a target bonus payment at 6% of salary and maximum bonus payment of 10% of salary.
• Pension: 6% employer contribution.
• Wellbeing: Single private medical cover and access to an employee assistance programme.
• Hybrid Working: Regular office attendance is required; flexible working options are available to support work-life balance.

Skills: Electrical, Project Engineering, Engineering Project Management, Project Management, Electrical.

Benefits: Work From Home, Flexitime, Performance Bonus.